An interconference battle between Orlando and Denver highlights the night. The Nuggets sit second in the Western Conference with a 19-6 record, while the Magic have won 14 of their last 21 outings. Trae Young returns for Atlanta. The four-time All-Star makes his return to the Hawks lineup after a 22-game absence.

The same conversation followed around Kevin Durant’s and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. In 2016, Durant joined a group that lost in the finals after a magical 73-9 regular season. The Warriors won the title in each of the next two years. Yet, some teams still chose to compete with them.

Tonight, the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the LA Clippers, hoping to bounce back from just its second loss of the season. The Thunder fell in the NBA Cup

The Oklahoma City Thunder (24-2, 1st in Western Conference) hosts the Los Angeles Clippers (6-20, 14th in West) Thursday at Paycom Center (8 ET, NBA TV).

Robert O'Connell of the Wall Street Journal believes the 2025-26 Thunder is en route to becoming the best NBA team in history.

That dropped the Thunder to 24-2 on the season, “only” a record 76-win pace. They are off to the second-fastest start in NBA history, trailing only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, who were 25-1 and went on to set an NBA record 73 wins that season.

Oklahoma City's 16-game winning streak has ended with a 111-109 loss to San Antonio in the NBA Cup semifinals.

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama hinted at the integrity of Oklahoma City's play following his team's victory over the Thunder this past Saturday.

Unlike last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder were in the comfort of their own homes as the 2025 NBA Cup finals played out. All eyes in the NBA world were on the New York Knicks as they beat the San Antonio Spurs to win the in-season tournament.

New York rallied past the San Antonio Spurs in the final of the league’s in-season tournament. If nothing else, it validates the Knicks’ greater ambitions.